Ruckus ZoneFlex 7982

by | Apr 3, 2014 | Indoor Access Point

One of the Industry’s Highest Capacity, Highest Performing Three-stream ZoneFlex 7982 802.11n Smart Wi-Fi Access Point for Carriers and Enterprises

ZoneFlex 7982 For enterprises and carriers requiring increased wireless performance, capacity, unparalleled ease of use and greater business value, particularly within high-density environments, the ZoneFlex 7982 is one of the most reliable and highest performing product in the industry. The ZoneFlex 7982 delivers consistent performance and maintains stable connections within high-capacity environments and to smart mobile devices that constantly change their location and orientation. The simple variation of a device’s orientation can account for up to a 5x performance degradation among Wi-Fi products unable to adapt to such changes. To address these challenges, the ZoneFlex 7982 is the only three-stream 802.11n access point to combine dynamic polarization diversity with adaptive antenna arrays and transmit beamforming to give customers up to a 4x improvement in Wi-Fi performance, signal gain and reception.

High Capacity and Reliability

Ruckus ZoneFlex 7982 is one of the industry’s first dual-band, three-stream 802.11n access point that incorporates Ruckus-patented BeamFlex™+ adaptive antenna arrays. Coupled with transmit beamforming (TxBF), when available, the ZoneFlex 7982 delivers the highest throughput of any AP in its class.

The ZoneFlex 7982 ensures the most reliable connectivity within challenging and ever-changing RF environments. With BeamFlex+, the ZoneFlex 7982 offers a 2-4x increase in performance and range and is capable of delivering up to 6dB of signal-to-interference-plus-noise (SINR) improvement and up to 15dB of interference mitigation over other APs. Capable of supporting 500 concurrent clients, the ZoneFlex 7982 simultaneously supports spatial multiplexing and BeamFlex+ to deliver the best price/performance of any three-stream 802.11n AP.

With a theoretical throughput of 450Mbps per radio, the ZoneFlex 7982 ensures maximum throughput to three-stream capable clients while also improving single and dual-stream client performance.

Pervasive Performance

The ZoneFlex 7982 integrates a patented software-controlled adaptive antenna array that delivers additional signal gain per radio chain. As BeamFlex+ adapts to client locations and RF signal polarity, the smart antenna array transmit and receive on a per packet basis. This allows for up to 4x improvement in signal range and a reduction in packet loss. By combining BeamFlex+ with the transmit-based beamforming, the ZoneFlex 7982 is capable of delivering up to 9dB of transmission gain.

Diagram ZoneFlex 7982-1

Dynamic Clients

In dynamic indoor and urban Wi-Fi environments, mobile device orientation constantly changes. This affects the polarization of the transmissions. Traditional Wi-Fi antennas are static in nature and only listen using one polarization. This prevents them from capturing the full signal from mobile client devices. The Ruckus 7982 listens in all polarizations simultaneously. This results in over 2x (4dB) gain to mobile devices with weak transmitters.

Diagram ZoneFlex 7982-2

Feature :

Ultra high performance and cost effective

  • Three-stream MIMO 3×3:3
  • Concurrent dual-band (5GHz/2.4GHz) support
  • 450 Mbps of user throughput per radio
  • Up to 6dB of signal-to-interference and noise (SINR) improvement and up to 15dB of interference mitigation
  • Transmit beamforming capable
  • Capable of supporting over 500 clients
  • Novel channel selection approach delivering up to 50 percent capacity gain over alternative background scanning approaches

Adaptive antenna arrays and Automatic interference mitigation

  • Up to 4 times extended range and coverage
  • Automatic interference mitigation, optimized for high-density environments
  • Dual polarized adaptive antenna arrays with 21 antenna elements and over 3000 antenna patterns for ultra-reliability

Concurrent support for HD IPTV, VoIP and data

  • Support for isochronous, multicast IP video streaming
  • Four queues per client station

Smart meshing increases flexibility, reduces costs

  • Smart Mesh Networking
  • Admission control/load balancing

Differentiated services with multiple SSIDs

  • 16 BSSIDs with unique QoS and security policies
  • WEP, WPA-PSK (AES), 802.1X support
  • Zero-IT and Dynamic PSK
  • Captive portal and guest accounts
  • RADIUS and Active Directory support

Diagram :

Diagram ZoneFlex 7982

Specification :

Power
  • DC Input: 12 VDC 1.5A
  • PoE: Compatible with 802.3af/at
Physical Size
  • 20.3 cm (L), 20.3 cm (W), 5 cm (H)
  • (8 in, 8 in, 2 in)
Weight
  • 1kg (2.25 lbs)
RF
  • Adaptive antenna array that provides 3,000+ unique antenna patterns
  • Physical antenna gain: 3dBi (2.4 and 5GHz)
  • BeamFlex+ SINR Tx gain*: up to 6dB
  • BeamFlex+ SINR Rx gain*: up to 4dB
  • Interference mitigation: up to 15 dB
  • Minimum Rx sensitivity†: -101 dBm
Ethernet Ports
  • 2 ports, auto MDX, auto-sensing 10/100/1000 Mbps, RJ-45
  • Power over Ethernet (802.3af/at) with Category 5/5e/6 cable
Environmental Conditions
  • Operating Temperature: 32°F (0°C) – 122°F (50°C)
  • Operating Humidity: up to 95% non-condensing
Power Consumption
  • 5W (minimum)
  • 7W (typical)
  • 13W (peak)
Performance and Capacity
PHY Data Rates
  • Up to 450 Mbps per radio
Concurrent Stations
  • Up to 500 clients per AP
Simultaneous VoIP Clients
  • Up to 60 (802.11e/WMM support), 30 per radio
Network Architechture
IP
  • IPv4, IPv6, dual-stack
VLANs
  • 802.1Q (1 per BSSID or dynamic, per user based on RADIUS)
  • Port-based
802.1x for Wired Ports
  • Authenticator
  • Supplicant
Tunneling
  • L2TP, PPPoE
Multimedia and Quality of Service
802.11e/WMM
  • Supported
Software Queues
  • Per WLAN priority (2), Per traffic type (4), per client
Traffic Classification
  • Automatic, heuristics and TOS based or VLAN-defined
Rate Limiting
  • Dynamic per-user or per-WLAN
Management
Deployment Options
  • Standalone (individually managed)
  • Managed by ZoneDirector
  • Managed by FlexMaster
Configuration
  • Web User Interface (HTTP/S)
  • CLI (Telnet/SSH), SNMP v1, 2, 3
  • TR-069 vis FlexMaster
Auto Software Updates
  • FTP or TFTP, remote auto available
Wi-Fi
Standards
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
  • 2.4GHz and 5GHz concurrent operation
Supported Data Rates
  • 802.11n: 6.5 Mbps – 216.7 Mbps (20MHz) 13.5 Mbps – 450 Mbps (40MHz)
  • 802.11a: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps
  • 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps
  • 802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps
Radio Chains / Streams
  • 3 x 3:3
RF Power Output††
  • Max Transmit Power(1) 28 dBm on 2.4 GHz; 26 dBM on 5 GHz
Channelization
  • 20 MHz and/or 40 MHz
Frequency Band
  • IEEE 802.11n: 2.4 – 2.484 GHz and 5.15 – 5.85 GHz
  • IEEE 802.11a: 5.15 – 5.85 GHz
  • IEEE 802.11b: 2.4 – 2.484 GHz
Operating Channels
  • US/Canada: 1-11, Europe (ETSI X30): 1-13, Japan X41: 1-13
  • 5 GHz channels: Country dependent
BSSID
  • Up to 32 per radio (64 total)
Power Save
  • Supported
Wireless Security
  • WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2 AES, 802.11i
  • Authentication via 802.1X, local authentication database, support for RADIUS, LDAP, and ActiveDirectory
Certifications†††
  • U.S., Europe, Canada
  • WEEE/RoHS compliance
  • EN 60601-1-2
  • Wi-Fi Alliance certified
  • UL 2043 plenum rated
Subway and Railroad Certifications
  • EN50121-1 EMC
  • EN50121-4 Immunity
  • IEC 61373 Shock & Vibration
  • * BeamFlex gains are statistical system-level effects (including TxBF), translated to enhanced SINR here, and based on observations over time in real-world conditions with multiple APs and many clients
  • † Rx sensitivity varies by band, channel width, and MCS rate
  • †† Max power varies by country setting, band, and MCS rate
  • ††† Check price list for current status of detailed country certifications

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